Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Paderbornensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.[1][2] It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese. From 1281 until 1802, the Bishopric of Paderborn (German: Fürstbistum Paderborn) was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Quick Facts Metropolitan Archdiocese of PaderbornArchidioecesis Metropolitae Paderbornensis Metropolitanerzbistum Paderborn, Location ...
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn Archidioecesis Metropolitae Paderbornensis Metropolitanerzbistum Paderborn | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Territory | Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,856,342 1,596,405 (32.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 799 |
Cathedral | Paderborn Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Kilian St. Liborius |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Udo Marcus Bentz |
Auxiliary Bishops | Matthias König, Josef Holtkotte |
Bishops emeritus |
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Map | |
Website | |
erzbistum-paderborn.de |
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